New book published – Archaeozoology of the Near East 9

A new book edited by Dr Marjan Mashkour (Natural History Museum – Paris) and myself has just been published in 2017 by Oxbow Books, Oxford & Philadelphia. Entitled, “Archaeozoology of the Near East 9” – In honour of Hans-Peter Uerpmann and Francois Poplin, this 2 volume publication is the Proceedings of the 9th conference of the ASWA (AA) Working Group – the Archaeozoology of South West Asia and Adjacent Areas – Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates.

This can be ordered online from Oxbow in different formats:
as hardback for 70 GBP – ISBN: 9781782978442, or
as eBook (epub) for 35 GBP – ISBN: 9781782978459, or
as eBook (PDF) for 35 GBP – ISBN: 9781782978473.

It can also be ordered via Amazon as Hardcover for 94.10 USD, or as Kindle eBook for 52.44 USD.

Further details

This two part volume brings together over 60 specialists to present 31 papers on the latest research into archaeozoology of the Near East. The papers are wide-ranging in terms of period and geographical coverage: from Palaeolithic rock shelter assemblages in Syria to Byzantine remains in Palestine and from the Caucasus to Cyprus. Papers are grouped into thematic sections examining patterns of Palaeolithic and Neolithic subsistence in northern Mesopotamia, Anatolia and the Iranian plateau; Palaeolithic to Neolithic faunal remains from Armenia; animal exploitation in Bronze Age urban sites; new evidence concerning pastoralism, nomadism and mobility; aspects of domestication and animal exploitation in the Arabian peninsula; several case studies on ritual animal deposits; and specific analyses of patterns of animal exploitation at urban sites in Turkey, Palestine and Jordan.

This important collection of significant new work builds on the well-established foundation of previous ICAZ publications to present the very latest results of archaeozoological research in the prehistory of this formative region in the development of animal exploitation.

Examples of Animal Exploitation in Urban Sites During the Bronze Age
11. Azadeh Fatemeh Mohaseb and Marjan Mashkour. Animal exploitation from the Bronze Age to the Early Islamic period in Haftavan Tepe (Western Azerbaijan- Iran)
12. Rémi Berthon. Animal Exploitation In The Upper Tigris River Valley During The Middle Bronze Age: A First Assessment from Hirbemerdon Tepe
13. Lubna Omar. Animal exploitation at Tell Bderi (Syria) during the Early Bronze Period.
14. Jwana Chahoud and Emmanuelle Vila. Exploitation of fauna at Ras Shamra: case study of the ‘Maison aux Albâtres’, Late Bronze Age, Northern Levant.
15. Laszlo Bartosiewicz. Size Matters: How Large a Sheep, How Big a Sample.
16. Scott J. Rufolo. New Thoughts on the Role of the Middle Khabur (Syria) in the Urbanization of Northern Mesopotamia in the Early Bronze Age.

Exploitation of animal in the Arabian Peninsula
20. F. G. Fedele. New Data on Domestic and Wild Camels (Camelus dromedarius and Camelus Sp.) In Sabaean and Minaean Yemen.
21. Margarethe Uerpmann and Hans-Peter Uerpmann. The Iron Age Site of Muweilah (Sharjah, UAE) and the Problems of Dromedary Domestication.
22. Justine Vorenger. Fish Exploitation at Qal’at Al-Bahrain from the Early Dilmun Period (3rd Millennium BC) to the Middle Islamic Period (13-16th Centuries AD): Preliminary Results
23. Mark J. Beech, Vincent Charpentier and Sophie Méry. Evidence for Deep-Sea Fishing and Cultural Identity during the Neolithic period at Akab Island, Umm al-Qaiwain, United Arab Emirates.